Different material welded joint and welding method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10603737-B2
Application number	US-201615283733-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2016
Priority date	Oct 5, 2015
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

A different material welded joint in which a first member made of a first material and a second member made of a second material having a melting point lower than that of the first material are joined to each other by welded parts at a plurality of welding sections, wherein the first member has a plurality of through-holes respectively corresponding to the plurality of welding sections and a filler material made of the second material is filled in the plurality of through-holes, and wherein apexes of welding beads of the welded parts, which are deposited and formed on a surface of the second member facing the through-holes, are formed independently of each other at each of the welding sections.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A welding method comprising: welding and joining a first member made of a first material and a second member made of a second material having a melting point lower than that of the first material by forming a plurality of through-holes in the first member at a plurality of welding sections at which the first member and the second member are to be welded, and filling a filler material made of the second material in the plurality of through-holes so as to form welding beads, wherein the welding performed at each of the plurality of welding sections corresponding to the respective through-holes is performed at a time interval so as to suppress accumulation of welding heat, and wherein each of the welding beads corresponding to the respective through-holes is formed with an apex at the respective welding sections; wherein the welding and joining are performed by using a welding torch, wherein, while the welding torch is positioned above each of the plurality of welding sections corresponding to the respective through-holes, a welding current is supplied to the welding torch such that the welding performed at each of the plurality of welding sections corresponding to the respective through-holes is performed, and wherein, while the welding torch is positioned between the plurality of welding sections corresponding to the respective through-holes, the welding current is not supplied to the welding torch so as to suppress accumulation of welding heat.

2. A welding method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first material is a steel material, and
wherein the second material is an aluminum material.

3. The welding method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the welding is performed to the plurality of welding sections in an order where a third welding section, which is different from a first welding section at which the welding is currently performed and a second welding section at which the welding is to be performed next time, is provided between the first welding section and the second welding section.

4. The welding method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the welding at the respective welding sections is performed along wall surfaces of the through-holes.

5. The welding method according to claim 1 ,
wherein welding current and/or welding speed is controlled to reduce an amount of input heat, which is to be newly applied as the welding is progressed, at a welding end-side than at a welding start-side with respect to the progress of the welding.

6. The welding method according to claim 1 , wherein a wall surface forming the through-hole on the welding start-side is more inclined than the through-hole at the welding end-side with respect to progress of the welding.

7. The welding method according to claim 1 ,
wherein an interval between the through-holes is made wider and/or an area of the through-hole is made smaller at a welding end-side than at a welding start-side with respect to progress of welding.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Mizobata Hiroshi
• Akaike Fumitoshi
• Hattori Tsuyoshi

Classifications

• B23K2103/20

  Ferrous alloys and aluminium or alloys thereof · CPC title

• B23K9/235

  Preliminary treatment · CPC title

• B23K9/232 Primary

  of different metals · CPC title

• B23K26/211

  with interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts · CPC title

• B23K2103/18

  Dissimilar materials · CPC title